Elena

@elenaedit
5.0(162)

Level 1

Discover, learn and master your manuscript

Australia
English
About me
I'm a 29-year-old qualified freelance book editor. I have a Bachelor of Communications with a major in Creative Writing, a Diploma in Language and a Post Graduate Certificate in Editing and Publishing. I help authors, and aspiring authors create their dream stories through proofreading and content editing. I'm so excited to start this journey with you and awaken your story!... Read more

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$50/hour
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Developmental Editing
I will professionally edit your book
5.0(100)
Beta Reading
I will beta read your novel and give detailed feedback
5.0(47)

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Work experience

Freelance Book Editor

Awaken My Story

Jun 2022 - Present4 yrs 3 mos

Since 2022, I have worked as a freelance book editor with Awaken My Story, supporting indie authors in developing and refining their novels. I have helped over 100 independent writers strengthen their manuscripts through developmental editing, line editing, copy editing, editorial assessments and outline analysis. My work focuses on improving story structure, character development, pacing and prose clarity, helping authors transform early drafts into polished manuscripts ready for publication. One of the novels I edited went on to appear on the Kirkus Reviews Best Seller List, reflecting the high standard of work I bring to every manuscript I edit.

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  • Value of delivery
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    jessicalesliew

    US

    United States

    Ongoing collaboration
    5

    I've previously worked with Elena as a beta reader and decided that I could use her fine attention to detail to look over an outline I created for a new manuscript I'm working on. As expected, she did a great job helping me identify potential gaps in my work and helping spur new ideas. I look forward...

    $50

    Price

    5 days

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    Creative Writing

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    i012609

    US

    United States

    5

    I'm very impressed and happy with the editing and feedback of my book. She provided the expected grammatical copy editing but also suggestions and input to make the book better. Highly recommend and look forward to working with her again.

    $100-$200

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    5 days

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    Developmental Editing

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    briggles_uni82

    AU

    Australia

    4.7

    Elena gave me plenty to think about, and lots of great feedback about pacing, structure, and the characters themselves. Some of the feedback, I already knew and so it was great to have someone else confirm what I was thinking. At the same time, having completely unexpected feedback that I hadn't considered,...

    $50-$100

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    11 days

    Duration

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    Beta Reading

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    taylorrnunn

    US

    United States

    5

    Elena was excellent to work with! She really cares about helping your manuscript reach its maximum potential. She was excellent at pointing out areas that needed work as well as areas that were working well. I had provided a list of questions I wanted her to answer as she beta-read, and she gave thoughtful,...

    $100-$200

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    2 weeks

    Duration

    gig

    Beta Reading

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    galantemon

    AU

    Australia

    5

    Elena was very communicative and lovely to talk to. She definitely brought a different perspective to my work and gave valuable feedback that I will be taking on and actioning. It was very helpful to see her inline reactions to the story as well. Thank you!

    $100-$200

    Price

    2 weeks

    Duration

    gig

    Beta Reading

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